28. *ALINA*
It was quiet around here. There was no traffic, no sounding horns. Tentatively, for the first time since I arrived I made myself tea and I sat at the small table in the open plan kitchen diner. I’d brought my book with me and I drank my tea while I read. There were footsteps walking past on the gravel outside. Suddenly they stopped and retraced their steps and he waved at me from the door. Jack. He pointed his finger between himself and inside where I was sat. Could he come in? I nodded. ‘Hi! You found your book then’ he said with a smile walking over to sit at the table with me. I nodded and mouthed thank you. I still didn’t want to talk out loud. I slid the book over the table towards him and he paused. Jack looked back outside like he was meant to be somewhere else, then h
